Women Leaders on the Move - by HerCsuite® Radio

In today's episode, special guest Michelle Bockman, CEO of KeraLink International, shares her story with host Natalie Benamou and reminds us what can happen when vision and purpose align. Michelle’s story is a powerful reminder that reinvention is about embracing unexpected opportunities and being open to possibilities.

About Our Guest:

Michelle Bockman is President & CEO of KeraLink International, a nonprofit focused on reducing corneal blindness globally by expanding eye care accessibility. With 25+ years of leadership at Fortune 100s and Silicon Valley startups, she brings strategic vision and a passion for innovation to her mission-driven role.

Connect with Michelle Bockman:

• LinkedIn
• KeraLink
• KeraLink LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Instagram
• Facebook

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HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, host Natalie Benamou reflects on how curiosity has been the constant through every pivot she's made, from launching HerCsuite® to creating HER HEALTHX, nonprofit focused on improving women’s health outcomes using Agentic AI.

📖 Power of What's NEXT: Bold Moves By Design Releases October 14th, 2025.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, special guest Liesl Schmidt, COO and Board Director, and host Natalie Benamou discuss the lessons in Liesl's chapter from Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design. They explore why it’s never too early to grow your network, how to ask for what you want, and the power of saying yes to new chapters even before you feel ready. 

Thank you Liesl for being on the show and a featured author in the bestselling Power of What's NEXT: Bold Moves by Design.

About Our Guest:

Liesl Schmidt is a financial executive, board leader, and transformation strategist with over 20 years of experience. As COO of River Valley Community Bank and former EVP at U.S. Bank, she has led finance, operations, HR, IT, and risk. A passionate advocate for women and community impact, she serves on several nonprofit boards. Liesl writes to inspire women to lead with clarity, courage, and confidence—especially during times of change. Liesl wears some other hats that bring her immense joy — wife, mother, and grandmother. She is also a member of HerCsuite® Women on Boards Mastermind program.

Connect with Liesl Schmidt:

• LinkedIn

Get your copy of Power of What's NEXT: Bold Moves By Design! Releases October 14th, 2025.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, special guest Wendi Brown discusses her chapter You Are a Profit Powerhouse in Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design with host Natalie Benamou. Wendi shares how sees women over 50 as having an incredible advantage. Instead of slowing down, this is the moment to lean into everything you’ve learned and step forward with boldness.

Read Wendi's chapter in the new hardcover coming out October 14th! https://tinyurl.com/ye6yfb34

About Our Guest:

Wendi O. Brown is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel with over two decades of distinguished and decorated service, including combat deployments, post-9/11 assignments at the Pentagon, and strategic planning roles supporting U.S. Africa Command, U.S. European Command, and NATO operations. She played a vital role in advancing joint readiness and cyber-integrated planning through contributions to initiatives like Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) and NATO’s premier communications interoperability exercise, Steadfast Cobalt. A summa cum laude graduate, she holds two Master of Science degrees in Cybersecurity, including a specialization in Cyber Intelligence, from programs recognized by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. 

Today, she continues to serve national security as a Department of Defense contractor at U.S. Cyber Command, bringing expertise in cyber operations, strategic logistics, and high-stakes crisis response. Beyond her government service, Wendi is the founder of iSupportYou, LLC, a strategic advisory firm dedicated to helping visionary leaders execute with precision in high-pressure domains.

Connect with Wendi Brown:

• LinkedIn
• Website

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, special guest Stephanie Joong shares her journey from traditional corporate leadership to solopreneurship, revealing to host Natalie Benamou how she's creating space for both professional excellence and personal fulfillment. Discover how her years of corporate training became the foundation for her entrepreneurial leap into the health and wellness industry.

Thank you Stephanie Joong for being a featured guest today. Shoutout to Hope Mueller, Jen Pestikas and Jackie Cetera the Thrive in 2025 Women's Conference Team.

About Our Guest:

With over 15 years in the life sciences industry starting as an engineer and transitioning to business leadership, Stephanie Joong has built a career she's deeply proud of. As a committed advocate for women in STEM, she volunteers actively providing situational coaching for college students, early-career professionals, grad school applicants, and career shifters. Now, she's applying that same mentorship approach to her own journey as she transitions from traditional corporate leadership to solopreneurship, creating space for both professional excellence and personal fulfillment.

Connect with Stephanie Joong:

• Website
• Retreat September 27th
• LinkedIn

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, special guest Susan Glusica, author of Money Energy Mastery, discusses her book with host Natalie Benamou. She explains how money is energy and shares the seven levels of money consciousness, as well as the three challenges that hold ambitious women back. She offers practical ways to raise your financial frequency so you can attract not only more money, but also more meaning and joy.

About Our Guest:

Susan Glusica, the UNRIVALED REALIZER, humanizes the fastest path to receiving more money as a stand for UNAPOLOGETIC PROSPERITY. Her clients quickly add money to their bank accounts…WITHOUT more bandwidth, working longer/harder, or inconsistency.

In 2018, after a 20-year corporate career and 8 years of helping people directly with their financial plans, she created her signature coaching program, Money Realities & Realizations.

Connect with Susan Glusica:

• LinkedIn
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, host Natalie Benamou shares why so many women are wondering about the roles that no longer light them up and how to move forward with clarity. We will uncover what might be holding you back from living your best life...and it isn't what you think. Crossroads moments don’t have to hold you back! They can become the starting point for prosperity, growth, and abundance.

Join Natalie Benamou, and Lisa Sakai, Founder of One Vision Retirement and Natalie Benamou, Founder of HerCsuite® and Featured Instructor Michelle Pecak on Human Design.

Join here starting September 10th.

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, special guest Jennifer Lenter, founder of Soundtrack Consulting, sits down with host Natalie Benamou and explores the importance of trust being at the heart of all communication strategy. This conversation is both personal and deeply meaningful for both women, as they collaborated on very large trade show projects together and Jennifer is a valued member of HerCsuite®. 

Heartfelt thanks to Jennifer Lentner for being both a longtime client and an inspirational member of HerCsuite®. This conversation is a reminder of how trust, context, and clarity shape leadership in every season of change.

About Our Guest:

Jennifer Lentner is an experienced internal communications leader who specializes in helping executives engage employees during times of growth and change. Known for simplifying complex information into clear, relatable messages, she equips leaders to communicate in a way that reflects their authentic style.

Connect with Jennifer Lentner:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

In today's episode, special guest Carolyn Lowe, CEO of ROI Swift and author of Business Growth Do’s and Absolute Don’ts, and host Natalie Benamou talk about how AI is reshaping leadership, strategy, and growth. From building AI-powered board personas to predicting customer behavior, Carolyn shares how leaders can think three years ahead and stay competitive in a rapidly changing market.

About Our Guest:

Carolyn Lowe is CEO of ROI Swift and a force in Amazon marketplace strategy. She’s helped over 150 brands generate more than $100M in revenue while staying laser-focused on profitability, efficiency, and performance. Today, she’s here to share how brands doing $3M–$50M in annual revenue can scale smarter, not harder, on Amazon.

Connect with Carolyn Lowe:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Keep shining your light bright. The world needs you.

HerCsuite® is a leadership network where women build what's next. Our members land board roles, grow businesses, lead the AI conversation, and live their best portfolio career with our programs. Join us at HerCsuite.com, or connect with host Natalie Benamou on LinkedIn.

What happens when a high-achieving life sciences executive decides there's more to success than climbing the corporate ladder? Meet Stephanie Joong, who's mastering the art of blending her corporate expertise with her passion for wellness and self-discovery.

In this episode of Women Leaders on the Move, Stephanie shares her journey from traditional corporate leadership to solopreneurship, revealing how she's creating space for both professional excellence and personal fulfillment. You'll discover how her years of corporate training became the foundation for her entrepreneurial leap into the health and wellness industry.

The 3 ways Stephanie blends career and wellness:

1. Transfer Your Corporate Training - Discover how skills learned climbing the corporate ranks become powerful tools for solopreneurship
2. Create Intentional Space - Learn why making room for wellness isn't just self-care, but strategic career planning
3. Bridge Industries Strategically - See how combining life sciences expertise with health and wellness creates unique opportunities

"I'm making more space for more health and wellness industry, to mix really nicely with my life sciences background. This is a very special moment for us to be talking." - Stephanie Joong

Bonus get a behind the scenes look at Thrive in 2025 Women's Conference.

Whether you're feeling stuck in corporate life, curious about solopreneurship, or simply want to blend your professional success with personal wellness, Stephanie's story offers both inspiration and actionable insights.

Perfect for ambitious women ready to redefine what leadership looks like on their own terms.

Thank you Stephanie Joong for being on the show today and Jen Pestikas and Hope Mueller!

About Stephanie Joong

With over 15 years in the life sciences industry—starting as an engineer and transitioning to business leadership—Stephanie has built a career she's deeply proud of. As a committed advocate for women in STEM, she volunteers actively providing situational coaching for college students, early-career professionals, grad school applicants, and career shifters. Now, she's applying that same mentorship approach to her own journey as she transitions from traditional corporate leadership to solopreneurship, creating space for both professional excellence and personal fulfillment.

Stephanie Joong Website

Wellness Retreat September 27th

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Connect with Natalie Benamou

Natalie Benamou is Founder of HerCsuite®, the first professional women's network and masterminds for women leaders, board directors and entrepreneurs. She also serves as President and CEO of HER HEALTHX, a nonprofit bridging the care communication gap and improving health outcomes for women.

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